Co-Sponsored by EOLSS: Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems
General Chair WMC'97:
François E. Cellier University of Arizona
Program Chair WMC'97:
Chell A. Roberts Arizona State University
Associate Vice President WMC'97:
Hamid Vakilzadian University of Nebraska-Lincoln
We hope to see you in the "Valley of the Sun" for WMC'97 in Phoenix, where you can expect 60+ degree weather and a host of memorable activities. The valley is surrounded by mountain ranges, clear cool lakes, and world class resorts. Typical outdoor activities include golfing at one of Phoenix's spectacular courses, hot air balloon rides, horseback riding, and hiking. Take a day trip to the Grand Canyon, the ancient Indian ruins of Montezuma Castle National Monument, the red rocks of Sedona; visit a ghost town, or shop in famous old-town Scottsdale. The Phoenix area also hosts a variety of theatrical productions, art exhibits, and festivals.
Sunday, January 12
Registration Cost: $175 early, $200 late
(separate from Conference Registration Fee)
VRML (the Virtual Reality Modeling Language) has emerged as the de facto standard for describing 3-D shapes and scenery on the World Wide Web. VRML's technology has very broad applicability, including web-based entertainment, distributed visualization, 3-D user interfaces to remote web resources, 3-D collaborative environments, interactive simulations for education, virtual museums, virtual retail spaces, and more. VRML is a key technology shaping the future of the web.
Participants in this professional development seminar will learn how to use VRML (the Virtual Reality Modeling Language) to author their own 3-D virtual environments on the World Wide Web. Participants will learn the syntax of VRML, typical usage patterns, ways of avoiding common mistakes, and tricks and techniques for increasing performance and realism. Seminar live examples will illustrate the use of VRML in educational, scientific, and simulation contexts.
Intended Audience: This course is intended for those persons interested in authoring their own virtual environments on the web using VRML.
Format: Full day (6 hours), lecture style with numerous on-line examples.
Biography: Dave Nadeau is a staff researcher at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), specializes in scientific visualization and virtual reality, and heads up SDSC's VRML research group. He is the author of technical papers on graphics and VRML, is a co-author of two books on VRML ( The VRML Sourcebook, and The VRML 2.0 Sourcebook), and authors a column on VRML for Netscape World magazine. Dave has taught courses on VRML, including those at SIGGRAPH'96 and WebNet'96. Dave is the founder and lead librarian for The VRML Repository, the principal Web site on VRML. He was a co-chair for the VRML Behavior Workshop in October 1995, and the VRML'95 conference in December 1995, and is on the program committee for the forthcoming VRML'97 conference in February 1997.
Registration Fee (includes handouts): $175 early, $200 late. Early registration is strongly recommended. For a detailed syllabus of this course, click here.
Simulation of Greenhouse Warming and Other Anthropogenic Climatic Changes:
Principles, Problems and Prospects.
Michael E. Schlesinger, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
U.S.A.
Sunday, January 12
Registration Cost: $80
(separate from Conference Registration Fee)
You are invited to join a bus tour leaving Phoenix at approximately 8 a.m. and heading south toward Tucson. The itinerary starts with a two-hour visit of Biosphere 2, the largest closed-ecology system on this planet. You will be taken on a guided tour inside the closed ecosystem (not normally open to the public). Following lunch in a Mexican restaurant in Tucson (the U.S. capital of Mexican food!), the tour continues to Kitt Peak National Observatory, one of the most renowned astronomical sites in the world offering more than 20 different instruments. A guided visit of the Wyn telescope, the newest instrument on the mountain (not normally open to the public), will make this visit special. The tour ends at approximately 7 p.m. at the Sheraton-Crescent Hotel. Attendance is limited to 50 persons due to limitations imposed by Biosphere 2. Early registration is recommended. The cost of $80 per person includes transportation, fees, lunch, and beverages.
Monday, January 13
You are invited to join us at WMC'97 for our tour to ASU Laboratories. ASU has recently been designated as a Research 1 institution. Among the outstanding labs at ASU are the PRISM lab (stereo modeling), the SEM Clean Room lab, the Ion Beam lab, the Fluid Dynamics lab, the BioTechnology Techniques lab, the Environmental Engineering labs, the Wind Tunnel, and the Computer-Aided Geometric Design lab.
Tuesday, January 14
Registration Cost: $40
(separate from Conference Registration Fee)
You are invited to join us for an authentic, mouth-watering, belly-filling cowboy cookout, followed by the dynamic entertainers of the Red River Opry in a spectacular tribute to American music.
Contact SCS to receive your membership application. Return with your registration form and you will qualify for current member registration prices (savings of up to $60).
The Society for Computer Simulation International is the principal technical society devoted to the advancement of simulation and allied computer arts in all fields. The purpose of The Society is to facilitate communication among professionals in the field of simulation. To this end, The Society organizes meetings of regional councils, sponsors and cosponsors national and international conferences, and publishes the monthly technical journal SIMULATION as well as the quarterly journal, TRANSACTIONS of the Society for Computer Simulation.
The Society's publications are mailed to members, libraries, and abstracting services throughout the world. Membership in SCS is open to all who are or have been professionally engaged in the field of simulation. Dues for members are $75 per year. This includes a subscription to SIMULATION and a discount on other SCS publications. For more information, contact:
SCS
P.O.Box 17900
San Diego, CA 92177
U.S.A.
Phone: +1(619)277-3888
FAX: +1(619)277-3930
E_Mail:
SCS@SDSC.Edu
URL:
http://www.scs.org/
Annual Membership Dues
SCS PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION FORM
1997 Western Multiconference
Sheraton-Crescent Hotel * Phoenix, Arizona * January 12-15, 1997
Registration fee includes: attendance at the conference, coffee breaks, a free
copy of one of the Proceedings and a conference luncheon. Registration fee
is not refundable. Please, complete this form and mail to: SCS, P.O.Box 17900,
San Diego CA 92177-7900, FAX to: +1(619)277-3930, or e_mail to SCS@SDSC.Edu.
Name: ______________________________ Position: ______________________________
Organization: ________________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________
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City: ______________________ State/Country: _______________ ZIP: _____________
Business Phone: _________________________ Home Phone: ________________________
FAX: ____________________________________ e-mail: ____________________________
Conference of interest: [ ] Bond Graph Modeling and Simulation
[ ] Communication Networks [ ] Mission Earth [ ] Object-Oriented
[ ] Health Sciences, Physiological and Pharmacological Simulation Studies
[ ] Simulation in Multimedia and Engineering Education
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Member Registration Fees *)
Organization: ______________________________ Member #: _______________________
Registration: (before December 10, 1996) $340.00
Late Registration (after December 10, 1996) $400.00 TOTAL: $ ____________
*) Member rate applies to members of SCS, ACM, or ASEE. Advance registration
fees are transferable.
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Non-Member Registration Fees **)
Registration: (before December 10, 1996) $400.00
Late Registration (after December 10, 1996) $460.00 TOTAL: $ ____________
**) Simultaneous registration for the conference and application for SCS
membership warrants the lower membership rates
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Student Registration Fees ***)
Registration: (before December 10, 1996) $50.00
Late Registration (after December 10, 1996) $50.00 TOTAL: $ ____________
***) Student rate applies to FULL TIME STUDENTS only, and does not apply to
presenters of papers. A faculty signature is required to certify
student's enrollment status.
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Professional Development Seminar (Check PDS to be attended)
[ ] VRML - Virtual Reality Modeling Language ($175.00) TOTAL: $ ____________
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Excursion to Biosphere 2 and Kitt Peak National Observatory
[ ] I am interested in joining the tour ($80.00 per person) $ ____________
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Social Event (Red River Opry)
[ ] I am interested in joining the event ($40.00 per person) $ ____________
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Visit to Engineering Centers at Arizona State University
[ ] I am interested in joining the visit (free)
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Method of payment:
(No cash accepted) [ ] VISA [ ] Mastercard [ ] American Express
[ ] Check [ ] Company Purchase Order [] Government DD Form 1556
Card Number: ____________________________________ Exp. Date: _________________
Authorizing Signature: _______________________________________________________
All checks must be made payable to SCS and drawn on U.S. or
Canadian Banks or International Postal Money Orders in U.S. funds.
REGISTER TODAY AND SAVE!
Telephone: (619)277-3888 Fax: (619)277-3930 E-mail:scs@sdsc.edu
WMC'97 HOTEL REGISTRATION FORM
WESTERN MULTICONFERENCE 1997 * WMC'97
JANUARY 12 - 15, 1997
Reservations received after December 10, 1994 will be accepted on a space
available basis only.
Please reserve accommodations for:
Name: _________________________________________________________________________
Company: ______________________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
City: ______________________________ State: _______________ ZIP: ______________
Sharing room with: _________________________________ No. of Persons: __________
Signature: ____________________________________________________________________
Arrival Date: _________________ Time: _______________ Departure: ______________
Hotel Check-in is 3:00 p.m. and Check-out is 12:00 noon
The Sheraton Crescent Hotel can only confirm your reservation request when
accompanied by one night's deposit (room rate, plus 10.625% occupancy tax).
This deposit may be made by check, money order or by Major Credit Card. If
paying by check or money order, please include arrival date on the face of
the check. Refunds will be made when cancellations are received no less than
twenty-four (24) hours prior to your scheduled arrival date (be sure to keep
your cancellation number). First nights room deposit will automatically be
posted to credit card upon receipt.
Credit Card Name and Number: __________________________________________________
Name as it appears on Card: ___________________________________________________
Expiration Date: ______________________
Room Rate: $115.00 Room (Single/Double)
$235.00 Hospotality parlor (Single/Double)
plus 10.625% Occupancy Tax
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| Please return this reservation request to: |
| Sheraton Crescent Hotel |
| 2620 West Dunlap Avenue |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85021 |
| Phone: +1(602)943-8200 |
| Fax: +1(602)371-2856 |
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The Sheraton Crescent Hotel just west of Scottsdale, is only 15 minutes from
Sky Harbor International Airport (Take I-10 west to I-17 North. Exit Dunlap
Road. Hotel at NE corner of Dunlap Road and adjacent to Metrocenter, Arizona's
largest shopping and entertainment complex). The Crescent's 342 luxurious guest
rooms include 11 suites and a Club Level with exclusive concierge service.
Groups of 10 ro 1,000 are elegantly accommodated in the hotel's 28,500 square
feet of flexible meeting space, complemented by a full-service Executive
Business Center. The exercise equipment, steam room, sauna, and squash courts,
and the outdoor sports complex offer sand volleyball, two lighted tennis courts,
swimming pool, and whirlpool.